DAVID W.
VANDEWALKER
conductor | music educator | clinician
Select Highlights
American Bandmasters Association Conference
Guest Conductor
Arkansas All-State Symphonic Band
Guest Conductor
Conducting Symposium
Georgia Southern University, GA
Clinician
The Conductor's Art,
Georgia State University
Clinician
Conn-Selmer Institute
Bethel College, IN
Faculty
East Africa Teacher Workshop
Nairobi, Kenya
Georgia Music Educators Assoc.
In-service Conference
Presenter
Instrumental Methods and Administration
University of South Carolina
Guest Lecturer
Laban Conducting Seminar
Nairobi, Kenya
Presenter
Oklahoma All-State Symphonic Band
Guest Conductor
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Georgia State University Marching Band
The Midwest Clinic, Chicago IL
Organizational Management and Booster Volunteers
Chat Room Clinician
Rehearsing the High School Band
Strategic Boosters
Clinician
Missouri Bandmaster Association Conference
Featured Keynote Presenter
Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Music for All National Concert Festival
Evaluator/Clinician
Music For All Summer Symposium
Ball State University, IN
Feature Presenter
NYSSMA All-State Wind Ensemble, Guest Conductor
Rauman Poikasoittokunta
Rauma, Finland
Invited Clinician/Conductor
Smith Walbridge Director's Workshop (IL)
Division Head/Lead Presenter
Eastern Illinois University
Tennessee Music Educators Association
State Concert Festival
Clinician/Evaluator
Tennesee Regional Honor Band (Franklin, Tn)
Clinician/Conductor
Texas Bandmaster Association Conference
San Antonio, TX
Booster Seminar Feature Presenter
University of Alabama Honor Band
Guest Conductor
University of Alabama Summer Institute
Booster Institute
Keynote Presenter
University of Kentucky Honor Band
Guest Conductor
WCU Marching Band Symposium
Western Carolina University, NC
Presenter
Select Publications
Vandewalker, D. W. (in press). Strategic Rehearsing for Superior Musical Performance. GIA Publications:
Chicago. (Under contract)
Lautzenheiser, T. & Vandewalker, D.W. (2024). Crafting Culture: Becoming a Music Teacher Leader. GIA Publications: Chicago.
Andre, S., Christian, B., Lautzenheiser, T., & Vandewalker, D. (2024, July 23–26). Keep ’em once you have ’em: How culture and connection in your program can improve retention [Conference handout]. Texas Bandmasters Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX,
Vandewalker, D. (2023). Crafting win-win connections. Texas Bandmaster Review, 24(4).
Andre, S., Lautzenheiser, T., Rush, S., & Vandewalker, D. (2022, July 21–23). Creating a culture of excellence through servant leadership: The key to program success [Conference handout]. Texas Bandmasters Association Convention/Clinic, San Antonio, TX,
Vandewalker, D. W. (2020). Strategic Boosters Academy, Vision Publications: Atlanta
Vandewalker, D. W. (2017). Imagery and metaphor: Effective wind band pedagogy for expressive performance. Praxis, 2(1).
Vandewalker, D. W. (2016). Boosters to the rescue: Handbook for educators, GIA: Chicago.
Vandewalker, D. W. (2016). Strategic plans for a successful booster club, GIA: Chicago.
Vandewalker, D. and Vandewalker, P. (2016). Teeny Tykes and Tunes: Africa Edition- Volume 2, Curriculum Learning Materials Center: Nairobi, Kenya.
Vandewalker, D.W. (2016). Purposeful instructional strategies for expressive performance. National Band Association Journal, Volume LVI, Issue 2.
Vandewalker, D. W. (2016). Where are we, where do we want to be, how do we get there? In A. S. Meyer (Ed.), Rehearsing the high school band. Hal Leonard Corporation.
Vandewalker, D. and Vandewalker, P. (2015). Teeny Tykes and Tunes: Africa Edition, Curriculum Learning Materials Center: Nairobi, Kenya.
Vandewalker, D.W. (2015). Investing in Your Volunteers with C.A.R.E.,” Texas Bandmaster Review, Volume 16, Issue 2.
Vandewalker, D.W. (2014). Organizational Communication: Getting the Message Out,” Texas Bandmaster Review, Volume 15, Issue 4.
Vandewalker, D.W. (2014). “Paganini Lost in Wind” by Jun Nagao, in Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Volume 10, edited by Richard Miles, published by GIA Publications: Chicago.
Vandewalker, D.W. (2014). “March of the Belgian Paratroopers by Leemans/Swearingen,” in Teaching Music through Performance in Band: Middle School Edition, edited by Richard Miles, published by GIA Publications: Chicago.
